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[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]

[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Mari...

Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James.

Aeronautics / drawn by Joseph Clement ; engraved by A.W. Warren & J. Davis.

Aeronautics / drawn by Joseph Clement ; engraved by A.W. Warren & J. D...

Technical illustration shows early balloon designs: "Lana's aeronautic machine," Montgolfiers' balloon," "Blanchard's balloon," "Garnerin ascending [and] descending" in his parachute, the "Charles & Roberts' ba... More

Charles aux Thuillieries [i.e., Tuileries] le 1r decembre MDCCLXXXIII / gravé p. Thoenert.

Charles aux Thuillieries [i.e., Tuileries] le 1r decembre MDCCLXXXIII ...

Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist J.A.C. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783. Includes balloon in background and large bird in foreground. Tissandier c... More

[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]

[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Mari...

Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James.

M. Charles, Head and Shoulders Portrait

M. Charles, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist J.A.C. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783. Tissandier collection.

Aux amateurs de physique - Public domain book illustration

Aux amateurs de physique - Public domain book illustration

French cartoon shows people crowded outside the Tuileries Garden wall in Paris to view the first balloon ascension of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noël Robert in 1783. Several people are climbing over the wall, in... More

[J.A.C. Charles, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders oval profile portrait]

[J.A.C. Charles, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders oval profile po...

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Descente de la machine aerostatique des Srs. Charles et Robert

Descente de la machine aerostatique des Srs. Charles et Robert

Print shows Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert stepping out of their hydrogen balloon on a plain near Nesle, France after the first manned balloon flight in December of 1783. Printed text below image: Extrai... More